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PHILADELPHIA — The Italian textile company Filatura Di Grignasco, a leading spinner of high-end specialty yarns, announced a liaison development program with Philadelphia University’s School of Textiles & Materials Technology.
This program provides students with an inventory of Grignasco yarns, as well as leading fashion and technical instruction and information.
In addition to donating its fall/winter 2002-2003 fashion collection of fabrics and yarn concepts to Philadelphia University’s textile library for student use, one recent feature of the liaison program was a seminar “Retail-Driven Market for High-End Italian Yarns,” presented by Andrea Rossi, Grignasco’s manager of Export Sales, and Roger Markay, Grignasco’s U.S. representative and vice president of Yarn Sales, Corporation.
From the seminar, students learned the process that is employed to develop new clothing lines, and were enlightened about how extensive and global this process is. The Grignasco executives also explained the growing importance of high-tech products such as antibacterial, anti-static, heat-distribution fabrics, developed for their cooling and warming properties, and for keeping the body dry and comfortable.
To build this level of quality into a product, Rossi explained the need of X-Static The Silver Fiber, a unique fiber that is being used by Grignasco.
Philadelphia University professor Marylyn “Peggy” Goutmann helped establish the university’s relationship with Grignasco. She and Rossi said they are optimistic about the partnership.
“This liaison presents the kind of hands-on, real-world experiences that we try to provide for our students. I’m very excited about this union, and I look forward to working closely with Grignasco for many years to come,” said Goutmann.
Said Rossi” “It’s a two-way learning experience that will work to our mutual benefit.”
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